Judge grants class action status in Kraft pay case
Fri, 09 May 2008 15:18:16 GMT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Employees of Kraft Foods have been given class action status for their lawsuit seeking pay for time spent putting on and taking off safety equipment....
Mother sentenced to 4 years for abusing toddler in Stoughton
Fri, 09 May 2008 15:08:59 GMT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Stoughton woman is sentenced to four years in prison for fracturing her toddler's skull by repeatedly slamming the child's head on the floor....
Former Wis. governor denies wrongdoing in hiring scandal
Fri, 09 May 2008 14:56:36 GMT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Former Gov. Tony Earl says he did nothing wrong in helping an acquaintance land a top legal job at the Department of Workforce Development....
Wisconsin man extradited to Arkansas for 1992 killing
Fri, 09 May 2008 14:33:36 GMT
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) -- A judge has ordered a man sent to Arkansas to face charges in the 1992 slaying of the owner of a flower shop....
Wis. legislative leaders continuing budget talks
Fri, 09 May 2008 14:27:13 GMT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Legislative leaders are still trying to find a solution to the state's $527 million budget shortfall....
Error puts nearly everyone on honor roll at Sun Prairie High
Fri, 09 May 2008 14:24:57 GMT
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (AP) -- At first glance, it seems like it was a very good quarter at Sun Prairie High School: About 80 percent of the students made the honor roll....
DNR reissues permit for Oak Creek power plant
Fri, 09 May 2008 01:57:12 GMT
RACINE, Wis. (AP) -- A state agency reissued a water pollution permit Thursday for a power plant that environmental groups contend would harm Lake Michigan by using vast amounts of lake water for cooling....
SUV driver arrested for ramming motorist
Fri, 09 May 2008 02:19:59 GMT
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) -- A Waukesha County woman says she thought she was going to be killed when an SUV driver started ramming her car....
Crandon victim's father to 911: 'Everybody's dead'
By TODD RICHMOND - Thu, 08 May 2008 22:48:46 GMT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- "Everybody's dead."...
Southwest Tech closed after threat
Fri, 09 May 2008 00:54:59 GMT
FENNIMORE, Wis. (AP) -- A southwestern Wisconsin technical college closed because of a gun threat, but students were told the closure was due to maintenance....